Chinese river dolphin vs parrot's-flower

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while parrot's-flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	parrot's-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Lipotidae	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Heliconia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	parrot's-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Chinese river dolphin

The Chinese River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) is a species in the genus Lipotes. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.